Vt
Tidal Volume
-how much air you inhale
IRV
Inspiratory Reserve Volume
-how much more you can inhale on top of what you already inhaled (number above tidal volume)
VC
Vital Capacity
ERV
Expiratory Reserve Volume
FRC
Functional Residual Capacity
RV
Reserve Volume
IC
Inspiratory Capactiy
IRV + Vt
TLC
Total Lung Capactiy
Influences on Lung Volume
body size, age, posture, sex, ethnicity, obesity, disease
Is the volume of CO2 or O2 greater in the blood?
CO2
*tissue only adds less than 10% of the CO2 being carried (the kidney adds bicarb, so that accounts for the rest)
Do peripheral or central chemoreceptors change firing rate faster?
peripheral